Pap test

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Etymology

From Papanikolaou. Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

Noun

Pap test (plural Pap tests)

1. (gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix.

Synonyms

• cervical smear
• Pap
• pap
• pap smear
• Pap smear
• smear test

Translations

gynaecology: screening test

Chinese: Mandarin: 子宮頸塗片檢查 / 子宫颈涂片检查 (zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá) Dutch: uitstrijkje (nl) n Finnish: Papa-koe French: test de Papanicolaou m German: Pap-Test m Greek: τεστ Παπανικολάου (el) (test Papanikoláou) Japanese: パップテスト (papputesuto) Portuguese: teste de Papanicolau m, Papanicolau (pt) m Russian: тест Папаникола́у m (tɛst Papanikoláu) Spanish: prueba de Papanicolaou f Telugu: పాప్ స్మియర్ పరీక్ష (pāp smiyar parīkṣa)

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